09 Mathews Bows
 

Ok I am new to this site, but I have noticed that there are a lot of BT fans on here. But I will tell ya that I have been a Hoyt fan since I started bow hunting. That has been for 13 years. Anyway I just saw the new Mathews bows that came out. They look very good. I was just wondering if anyone has shot them yet. If you have would you please let me know. I have shot the DXT so if you could compare them to that please. I have shot the new Alpha Max and I really like that bow as well.So any reviews would be great. Thanks Ben

RE: 09 Mathews Bows
 

They are probably just getting to some pro shops now. I believe a few today. I'm sure if you keep tabs on some threads on archerytalk.com, you'll find a review here in a day or 2.

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AT has exploded with threads. Not much stuff on how they shoot, mostly stuff about how mathews copied PSE and the low brace heights on the bows to reach those speeds. I think they look good yes, but the specs make me question their thinking. Will the low brace height ruin the mathews shootability? I know I won't own one.

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I guess AT did "explode." I have been unable to log on there since Friday. (Thought the server upgrade this weekend was supposed to fix that.) My impression is that the new Rezen bows are much like the PSE Bowmadness bows. For single cam fans, it will be interesting to compare those two lines, as well as the Diamond Iceman. It will be fun to see some "real world" speeds, and to see how much they vary between unbiased sources (if such a thing exists), and "fanboy" posts. Those who speculated that Matt Mcpherson bought the McPherson name to put out a hybrid/dual cam have been proven correct. I did check out the Mathews forums a bit. Sounds like lots of the real Mathews people were not happy with a quad limbed dual cam that resembles the PSE X Force. Mathews has certainly gotten into the high preload game. One thing you have to admit, they did not just make subtle changes this year.

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Ill be interested to see how the Reezen 7 shoots. I think that is the most realistic model. A single cam with a 7inch BH. There claiming around 335fps. Also, would like to see if its a smooth and quietas the bows they have made over the last 4 to 5yrs. The shorter Brace Heights just dont make sense to me, there so much more tempremental and so unforgiving, and thats why i could never own an x-force or anything along those lines, one twitch and you miss by a mile.

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if it shoots anything like the x-force then it should be pritty good, i was kinda disapointed when i saw them looking like PSE, i was hoping something huge from them.......

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PSE just got it right. I shoot one. Now, if only their service could keep up with their product, they'd dominate the market. Some folks demand good service to go along with their $700-1000 bow. I'm only speaking of their Pro Series.

RE: 09 Mathews Bows
 

I shot the Reezen 6.5 and was incredibly impressed, I have never had a 6.5 brace height bow shoot that well. 29in. draw 70lb with a mid weight arrow it was cranking out 332 fps. Me and my buddy setthe bow dead on at 15yards, shto it at thiry and it shot and inch high, unbeleivable.

As far as drawing wise, it drawsright with a DXT, not the smoothest one they have made but you have to sacrafice that withspeed. It had a slight bit of hand shock, but a good stabalizer took care of it. I give it a big thumbs up!

Everybody is barking about how the monster and the x-force look alike, just because the new bows are split limb and dual cam doesn't mean they are copys. When compared to the x force i noticed the limb agle was different, and the cams are noticably shaped different, and the cable system that Matt has came up with on the Monsters is awesome, there should be no timing problems in the way he explains.

I find it hard to beleive hwo any body can judge a bow that has not shot it yet.........

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I shotthe Reezen 6.5 yesterdayas well. I agree with what "the critter" said. I'm going to shootthe Reezen 7.0 when it arrives at my local shop. I'm sure I'll be upgrading from my Drenalin to one of the Reezens.

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I not a bow guru, therefore,would the Monster shooting at around 360FPS and sighted in at 20yds, would it be accurate up to 40 yds with your 20yd pin?

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If you want to use one pin out to 40 yards, you would be better off sighting the pin in for 30-33 yards, not 20.

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With the Reezen 6.5 me and my buddy zero'ed it at 15 yards and it was dead on at 30. I would say if a guy set his site at 25 yards he should not have to adjust his hold more than a few inches shooting out to 40, I would say that for any of the new Mathews Lineup

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One thing I noticed on most of the Mathews '09 lineup was the option for 65# bows. That, along with shooting the 6.5 last Monday nearly has me sold.


Compared to my XT which has a 7.5" brace height, the Reezen only ramped up quicker...with even less room to flinch. I'm not much of a flincher...so the Reezen6.5 @ 65/28 should shoot right around 300fps...roughly 30fps faster than my 60/28 XT.

Now if only the local shop can get a 65/28 Reezen 6.5 in before Valentine's Day..... :eek:

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We got the bow into our shop the same day all the other dealers did. The boss was out of town, and I was fixing to go duck hunting, so it took me a few days to get around to seriously shooting the thing a time or two.

Here is my unbiased, don't give a crap what I shoot, buy whatever you want take on the Reezen 6.5:

The bow was set up at 58#, 29" draw with a 6" Doinker Chubby Hunter 6oz, some HME slider sight just for balance purposes, a whisker buiscuit and a string loop and tied in nock sets. I was shooting 250 Maxima Hunters with 100gr tips, 29" long.

The draw is a little bit stiffer than the DXT. Typically single cams do not load up weight at the back... but the Reezen 6.5 does/did. It reminded me more of a binary bowtech with smooth mods.. if that makes any sense. There was a noticable spike in draw weight toward the back... not unreasonable or unmanageable... just noticeable.

I will say that I was disappointed in the shot. Now keep in mind, that I have high standards for mathews. They have been THE standard is smoothness and in SILENCE when it comes bows for the last decade. If you hold that high standard, then in my opinion the 6.5 is a step backwards. The bow has a lot of vibration for a mathews. In fact I think it has more vibration than any mathews in the last 6 years. Despite the vibration, there is hardly any jump at all.. in fact I didn't notice any, of course I might have been distracted by the vibration, for a mathews its A LOT. There is a distinctive string vibration on the shot, to the point where I'd put string leeches or whiskers on the string... and I haven't had to do that on a Mathews in a long time. The bow balanced out well, but the stabilizer did not kill the vibration.

The bow seemed pretty dang quick to me. I didn't bother with shooting it through the chronograph, but I'll get around to it sooner or later. I am anxious to shoot the reezen 7 and the hyperlite or ultralite whatever its called. Personally, I still think the Drenalin and the Switchback XT are the best bows they've ever built... hope the 7.0 changes that in my eyes.

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I posted this under the big thread inthe bowhunting forum...thought it fit better here..

I shot one today with a fletcher peep in it, d-loop and a prong rest, basically a shop bow. It was a 29", 6.5 Reezin set at 60.5lbs.,it was a 50-60 lb bow. I shot my 400 grain Axis hunting arrow though the graph at 282-284 about 12 times in a row. I shot it 12 times to ensure I was getting into the wall consistently.

I then fired my hunting bow, an '07 Vectrix which I have never chrono'dsince I bought it in July 07 [8D]. It's set at 64lbs, 28" draw cams, d-loop, superpeep, truball speedballs on the string. It shot the same arrow at 270-272 10 shots in a row.

Not a good enough reezin for me to buy the Reezin. Considering that I'll get a 28" bow, and lose 8-10 fps right there. And my Vectrix set at 64lbs, drew and fired a lot smoother than the Reezin did at 60......to me anyway. I don't really see me gaining any fps worth sacrificing the smooth draw and release I like to have for myself in a hunting bow. I liked the Reezin, but just not enough to dump the cash into it. I understand to get speed you gotta cam the bow, but I"m not a speed freak, so that's not a selling point to me.

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Last friday I shot a 60/28 with loop, whisker biscuit, peep, with a 350gr arrow, and an STS on it. The major shock compared to a bare bow was gone.


I'll probably end up buying a 65/28 6.5 this year. That should shoot my hunting arrow roughly 30fps faster than my 60/28 SBXT.